Pine Tree Watch releases second edition of online tool to research potential conflicts of interest AUGUSTA — They are bus drivers, fishermen, lawyers and cooks. The members of the 128th Maine Legislature — a “citizen legislature” in the truest definition of the term...

AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting has launched a new interactive online tool to help the state’s citizens better understand the private financial interests of their legislators. “Making Connections: A Guide to Maine Legislators’ Private and...

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